@kazani: Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-Googled Android users

Google's new reCAPTCHA system, announced as Google Cloud Fraud Defense, now requires version 25.41.30 or higher of Google Play Services, which blocks de-Googled Android users, such as those running custom ROMs like GrapheneOS, from completing verification. The article says iOS users face no such requirement. It characterizes the change as a strategy to control user access and data flow rather than a security measure, though it does not name who holds that view.